“Ornaments of Unity”: Northern folklore and Indian mantras will be presented in Vologda (12+)

This Saturday, October 24, in the Vologda regional philharmonic concert "Ornaments of unity" will be held. The event will be part of the interregional scientific and practical conference “Folk culture of the Russian North: traditions and modernity” and the festival “Russia and India”. The evening will be dedicated to the memory of the outstanding ethnologist and art critic Svetlana Zharnikova.

There will be three bands on stage. Ensemble "Sun" will present lyrical and humorous songs of the Vologda region, skomorushins and balalaic games. St. Petersburg "Mantra Choir" will combine spiritual poems, mantras and Russian wedding song with the Indian "Gayatri-mantra". Indian musician Bittu Mallik, the guardian of a 500-year-old family tradition, will perform traditional mantras and works at the intersection of cultures, including the song "Horse.".

The concert starts at 17:00. Admission is free with free tickets that can be booked on the Philharmonic website.

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